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This clinical guidelines project was commissioned by Speech
Pathology Australia and produced by 12 Australian academic and
clinical speech pathologists to bring together a comprehensive set
of guidelines set in the context of practice-based evidence. Two
broad categories are covered; Client-level guidelines and System-
level guidelines. Client-level guidelines include clinical practices
that engage directly or indirectly with clients and cover prevention,
early identification, assessment and intervention. System-level
guidelines describe two areas: (i) advocacy to enhance the role
of speech pathologists as part of literacy-support teams, and (ii)
collaborations and partnerships that are important for speech
pathologists to foster when working in this field.
The workshop will include small-group interaction tasks to
supplement the presentation. At the conclusion of the workshop,
participants will be able to explain how and why speech
pathologists are well-placed to work in the area of literacy
support based on their knowledge and expertise in oral language.
Additionally, participants will be provided with strategies and
information that can enhance their capacity to seek a greater role
in literacy support.
Introduction/Rationale
This clinical guideline was commissioned because speech
pathology practice in literacy (including reading, spelling and
writing), represents an expanded role for the speech pathology
profession that has grown in recent years (Ehren & Ehren, 2001;
Fallon & Katz, 2011; Schmitt & Tambyraja, 2015; Serry, 2013).
However, a number of challenges and inhibitors face speech
pathologists nationally and internationally in this area of practice
(Fallon & Katz, 2011; Serry, 2013) which means that speech
pathologists' knowledge and expertise is not consistently being
translated into practice (Schmitt & Tambyraja, 2015, see p. 104 ).
Attendance number: 80
T7 Disability
Opening remarks and session format
Cathy Olsson
Speech Pathology Australia, VIC, Australia
"I think they need AAC - All hands on deck!"... Case study
example of the roles different people can play to support a
speech generating device AAC assessment
Leanna Fox1,2, Merryn Horsfall1
1. Liberator Pty Ltd, NSW, VIC, Australia,
2. Sydney Children's Hospital, NSW, Australia
Communication and challenging behaviour: What is the role of
the speech pathologist in a behaviour support team?
Kylie Gough
Disability Services Commission, WA, Australia
Ageing with a lifelong disability and complex communication
needs: Riding the waves of change
Leigha Dark
Australian Catholic University, NSW, Australia
Enhancing interaction for individuals with intellectual disability
through dance
Caitlin Slaney1, Catherine Easton1, Leanne Robson 2
1. Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia,
2. Yooralla, VIC, Australia
T8 Harnessing key principles of plasticity in
dysphagia rehabilitation (W)
Emily Plowman1, Catriona Steele2,3
1. University of Florida, Florida, USA,
2. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, Canada,
3. University of Toronto, Canada
Historical dysphagia treatment has focused on maximizing
swallowing safety though the utilization of postural adjustments,
dietary modifications and environmental adaptations.
This compensatory-based approach does not target rehabilitating
the underlying pathophysiology or harness key principles of
plasticity known to drive optimal recovery of function.
During this 1.5 hour workshop, two presenters will introduce
important principles of plasticity that can be incorporated in your
clinical practice to maximize functional gains and recovery of
function.
Expiratory Muscle Strength Training and Progressive Lingual
Resistance Training represent two rehabilitation techniques in
dysphagia that incorporate key principles of plasticity and show
promising early evidence of treatment effectiveness. The clinical
application of these two interventions will be discussed with a
focus on the physiologic rationale and evidence to support their
use in dysphagia rehabilitation.
Objectives
• review current treatment approaches in dysphagia
rehabilitation and differentiate between compensation-based
approaches vs. active rehabilitation approaches
• introduce key principles of plasticity to optimise functional
recovery in dysphagia rehabilitation (use, repetition, intensity,
salience, difficulty, transference)
• highlight ways to exploit these governing principles of
plasticity in your clinical practice
• provide an overview of two exercise based interventions that
exploit the key principles of plasticity—Expiratory Muscle
Strength Training (EMST) and Progressive Lingual Resistance
Training (PLRT). The physiologic rationale for the use of each
will be provided and ongoing research being performed in the
presenter’s laboratories will be highlighted.
Attendance Number: 60
T9 Paediatric speech and voice
Acoustic evaluation of the Rapid Syllable Transition (ReST)
treatment for childhood apraxia of speech
Alison Zhi Yi Kwok, Patricia McCabe, Elizabeth Murray
The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Treatment of co-occurring stuttering and speech sound disorder:
A phase I trial
Rachael Unicomb1, Sally Hewat1, Elizabeth Spencer 1,
Elisabeth Harrison2
1. The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia,
2. Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
Do the words that 2-year-olds say with non-final weak syllables
predict their later communication, speech and language
outcomes?: A prospective observational cohort study
Deb James1,2 , Joanne Bradbury1
1. Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia,
2. The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
Children with Velocardiofacial Syndrome: What are their speech
characteristics?
Lavinia Teo, Patricia McCabe, Alison Purcell, Andy Smidt
The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
A randomised, controlled trial of behavioural voice therapy for
dysphonia related to prematurity of birth
Victoria Reynolds1, Suzanne Meldrum1,2, Karen Simmer1,3 ,
Shyan Vijayasekaran 4,1, Noel French5,1
1. The University of Western Australia, WA, Australia,
2. Edith Cowan University, WA, Australia,
3. King Edward Memorial Hospital, WA, Australia,
4. Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, WA, Australia,
5. State Child Development Centre, WA, Australia
Conference Program Tuesday 17 May 2016
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